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Louisiana Teachers’ allocates $50m to venture capital mandate

12 Dec 2013

The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana has set aside $50m in a separate account with investment advisor Hamilton Lane to focus on investing in venture capital funds

“This will give us a more efficient way of pursuing opportunities in top tier venture funds,” Maurice Coleman, director of private markets at Louisiana Teachers’, told PEHub

Louisiana Teachers’ has a target allocation to venture capital of two per cent, which currently sits at 0.5 per cent. Its exposure is currently through a $100m commitment to the 2000 vintage Horsley Bridge VII fund of funds and $50m to Special Private Equity fund of funds., alongside direct investments in Louisiana Fund I, Insight Venture Partners VII and Technology Crossover Ventures VIII.